GITAM University creates new record in campus placements

Visakhapatnam, April 25: GITAM University, Visakhapatnam based reputed deemed university has created a new record in campus placements for the current by providing placements a record number of 2,004 students.
Nearly 70 major companies, comprising Banking and Information Technology sectors have been conducting placements in the Campus.
According to a note issued by GITAM Training & Placement Cell, MicroSoft offered Rs.16 lakhs per annum to a GITAM student.
Large IT companies like Oracle, Mahindra Satyam have offered up to Rs.6 lakhs and Capital IQ Rs.5.32 lakhs per annum.
Firstly, the placements drive inaugurated by the IT Companies and a large percentage of students were got an opportunity in the first attempt. As per the MoU with GITAM, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) selected 590 students at an average pay scale of Rs.3.18 lakhs per annum. The other company HCL Technologies selected 412 students at Rs.3.5 lakhs per annum.

To recruit more students, HCL recently agreed a MoU with GITAM. Famous IT Companies like, WIPRO 249, Accenture Services 73, Head Strong selected 29 students. Like wise, Capital IQ, Computer IQ Corporation, Infotech Enterprises, DST World wide Services, L&T, I Gate etc. have selected 150 students.
Anu Solar Power Corporation has selected 52 students. ‘It is a record. A good number of students have been selected from one Campus’, the GITAM Placement authorities said in the statement.

The authorities told that, from GITAM Management (MBA) wing, 182 students have been selected in the Campus Placements. Many of them were selected as a Management Trainees for Government and Private Banks, Financial Institutions etc. LIC Housing offered Rs.7.5 lakhs and IDBI offered Rs.6 lakhs and additional allowances of Rs.3 lakhs per annum. Not only the above firms, HDFC, ICICI Securities, ABC Logistics, Kotak Mahendra, India First Insurance, Taj Hotesl, WIPRO also selected the GITAM students in the Campus placements.
GITAM School of International Business (GSIB) students were selected by world famous companies like Emmar Logistics, Uco Bank, ITC, Lodhra Group, Atlas Capco and World Transport Corporation etc. Another 10 companies will organize Campus placements drive with in the short time, so that the selected students number may increase, GITAM Placement Authorities added.